We leave the sand hills and head to the mountains. Isn’t the variety of terrain you see one of the reasons to travel? Such amazing outcroppings of rock that seem to jut up from the soil and the views, after the fog lifts, are wonderful.
Our only problem continues to be no internet/cell phone service/television. Oh, well, that’s why you drive up to a hilltop and check out the world.
From that vantage point, you can see the McDonald Observatory. I remember driving from Palestine to Lufkin, listening to PBS, and hearing the daily StarDate from the observatory. Another of those places to visit after years of wondering what it was like.
We were able to arrange a guided day tour. All of the evening slots were scheduled. But, regardless, the day tour was a science geek’s dream! We toured inside the Hobby-Eberly and the 107" Harlan J. Smith telescope dome. We did not get an opportunity to see through the telescopes; that is not done during the day. But to see the massive telescopes and see them move was quite an experience.
We toured the actual Fort Davis, which has preserved parts of the original frontier fort.
As we approached Thanksgiving Day, the weather reports got colder and colder. Plus, the addition of up to 6 inches of snow, made us rethink a few more days in Fort Davis.
After phone calls, texts, and emails, we packed up on Thanksgiving morning and headed to Lajitas to escape the snow.
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